Chapter 645: Grass Sea Grand Gathering

"The first time the Heavenly Luo Star flashed strangely, the array eye appeared and was also shining brightly. My clone saw that it was spotless and especially clean up there." Being able to stuff even Zhu Xiuer's largest molted shell inside, this array eye definitely wasn't small. "That doesn't prove anything; it had just come out of the void at that time, perhaps the void is dust-free."

"I let the clone explode in mid-air; large rocks were bounced away, but rock chips and black ash fell into the array eye. They weren't bounced away, and it took almost another quarter-hour before they were uniformly and automatically cleared."

"Impressive." Although this monster had a rock head, it was smarter than the average person and could adapt to circumstances. "So fine sand grains were left behind?"

"Yes."

He Lingchuan immediately said: "It seems the defensive array won't block objects that are too fine."

How much force, how much throwing, could be considered an attack? For the array, this was a judgment problem.

Zu Ju throwing lava to explode at it was definitely an attack.

What if leaves drifted down, or raindrops dripped onto the array eye? Would that count as an attack? If that counted, how many times would the defensive supernatural powers have to be activated in the autumn and winter seasons? Any array design had to find a balance between cost and power. As rich as the Palace of Heaven was, it didn't want to pay repeatedly for the array eye's excessive sensitivity during every rainy and snowy weather.

Therefore, objects that were too fine entering shouldn't trigger its defensive functions.

Dust, rain, and snow might be handed over to a cleaning array to handle, but there was a time lag here.

"This is great news; maybe we can make an issue out of this. And I heard that the array eye itself is an ancient magic treasure made of Glazed Gold, only transformed by the Heavenly God into such a sturdy fortress."

"Glazed Gold?" Zu Ju thought carefully. "I've even eaten it; the Ke family once offered it twice, but each time it was only a piece the size of a booger!"

He Lingchuan's spirits immediately lifted: "Can you still get it? Try ordering it from the Ke family again? We need to use Glazed Gold for experiments."

For this giant monster, a rare metal the size of a booger should be a heavy lump in front of He Lingchuan's eyes... Sigh, why was he thinking about this? "The more thorough the preparation, the higher the success rate."

Zu Ju was full of longing for success, so it said: "I'll think of a way."

He Lingchuan turned back to the question he cared about most: "If we can destroy the array eye, can you smash the Star-Plucking Tower after you break free from the restraints? I heard that there are also very powerful defensive works there." But then again, no matter what kind of array, there should be a tolerance limit. "How many lava bombs can you fire?"

Zu Ju laughed loudly: "As long as I am on Mount Xu, I can fire as many as I want."

Its source of power was the endless true fire of the earth veins!

After discussing for so long, Zu Ju finally felt that the idea of breaking the Spirit Gathering Array was no longer a bubble, but had a tiny possibility of success.

It didn't know if this kid was reliable in the end; hopefully, it wouldn't be another round of bluffing, only to lose its life on Mount Xu in the end.

"No rush; problems have to be solved one by one." He Lingchuan's eyes flickered.

If the array eye could be broken, Zu Ju could draw away most of the Palace of Heaven's attention for him.

Would he have a chance to strike at the divine objects in the Star-Plucking Tower? "But we need more preparation." Just by himself, he couldn't handle unexpected accidents.

Having executed so many missions, He Lingchuan knew very well that accidents were always inevitable.

He smiled: "Speaking of which, more than ten years ago, you were able to wake up before the array eye was installed; it wasn't because the Ke family made a mistake, right?"

The Ke family shouldered such a heavy responsibility; how could they miscalculate the amount of sacrifices, and how could they feed it inferior ore? After collecting clues over these days, He Lingchuan felt that this was not an accident.

Zu Ju gave two "hehe" laughs, noncommittal.

This was an admission.

Northern suburbs of Lingxu City, Grass Sea.

The Grass Sea was not a grassland, but a large expanse of marshland. The water was no deeper than a knee, and hundreds of acres of reeds, cattails, and bulrushes grew taller than a person.

September, frost everywhere.

In this season, the ground was covered in yellow, and the vegetation was withered, yet the sunlight insisted on plating the gradually decaying Grass Sea with a luxurious and brilliant coat.

Even Fu Shanyue sighed: "It would be better if the Grass Sea event opened a month earlier."

Enjoying the Grass Sea in autumn had always been an important entertainment project for the people of Lingxu City.

Especially during the biennial Grass Sea Festival, the banks of the marsh were crowded with people. Daily life was too dull; from imperial relatives down to commoners, no one wanted to miss such a grand gathering.

Especially since the waterfront had been designed and repaired for many years, it had been fixed into a "3" shape, striving to let more people gather on the shore and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Grass Sea.

Along the seven-mile shore, there were fine white sandy beaches. The white sand was specially transported from elsewhere to be laid out; stepping on it barefoot felt soft and cottony.

Of course, the best positions in the front row of the waterfront were all reserved for the various nobles.

Fortunately, the beach was connected to small hills behind it, and commoners stood in rows on the hillside, so their view wouldn't be blocked.

He Lingchuan followed Fu Shanyue to the sandbar and turned to look back.

Wow, the mountains and valleys were full of people, people, people!

He was even a bit dazed, thinking of the stadiums where large-scale competitions were held in the past; the audience seats were also packed like this, with waves of sound like anger.

Hmm, or the train station before the festival.

However, there were many guards of the Shark race maintaining order at the scene; their blue skin and scales were very conspicuous in the sunlight.

He Lingchuan remembered that this year's Grass Sea Festival was hosted by the Zhongsun family. When he and Fu Shanyue passed the border in the past, Zhongsun Mou made things difficult, and Fu Shanyue threatened to destroy the Grass Sea event hosted by the Zhongsun family, only then did Zhongsun Mou let them pass.

Just looking at the grandeur of today's scene, one knew that the Grass Sea Festival had a place in the hearts of the Lingxu people.

The event hadn't started yet, but people were coming and going on the sandbar, and nobles were entering one after another.

They wouldn't sit on the ground in the open like commoners; instead, they drove their carriages directly into the venue. The Grass Sea Festival was a long-standing tradition in Lingxu City, and the rich and noble had long since figured out good ways to watch the Grass Sea, and had been constantly improving them for hundreds of years.

That was the specially made carriage.

The carriage stopped, the orientation was set, and the side of the carriage facing the Grass Sea could be completely opened and extended outward; there were even intermediate layers inside the carriages on both sides, which could be pulled out together at this time.

In this way, the carriage became a mobile wooden house, and its volume suddenly increased to three times the original. There was a canopy on top to block the sun and rain, and inside the carriage, there were soft couches, wine tables, charcoal stoves, water cabinets, and even a toilet behind a screen.

It could be said that everything needed for an outing and camping was inside.

Some rich people even brought their cooks to grill and cook on the spot, playing very comfortably.

He Lingchuan also heard that this thing had become a tool for the nobles to compare with each other; besides requiring exquisite materials and ingenious functions, every family liked to build these specially made carriages bigger and bigger.

The Ke family's carriage was built to be ten zhang long, assembled from three carriages, and could accommodate twenty or thirty family members to play, while providing activity space for more than two hundred servants.

But the Grass Sea sandbar had limited space after all; if they continued to fight for wealth like this, others would have nowhere to stand, which would have a bad impact. Therefore, Lingxu City had to issue special orders to strictly limit the length, width, and height of such specially made carriages.

As the Crown Prince of the Fan Demon Nation, Fu Shanyue didn't often participate in such activities, but the housewarming gift the Ke family sent him happened to be a sightseeing carriage. The volume wasn't too big, but the appearance was luxurious, the interior decoration was exquisite, and the functions were complete. Fu Shanyue complained that the Ke family's gifts were always flashy but not practical, while letting the coachman drive it to the water's edge to grab a good viewing position.

The event hadn't officially started yet, but He Lingchuan saw that there was already movement in the marsh.

Small water droplets often detached from the water surface and rose into the air. Although the speed was slow, they won by having an infinite quantity.

One after another, one string after another, one row after another.

The entire marsh was such a landscape.

It was as if this place had become the seabed, and bubbles were rising from underground.

"It's starting, it's starting!" The people of Lingxu City had waited for two years just for this scene.

He Lingchuan usually only saw water droplets falling in strings, never rising in strings like this. He stretched out his finger to block them, but the water droplets slid off his fingertips and continued to rise.

Anti-gravity effect? He was a practitioner with keen senses; he could indeed perceive that his body had become a little lighter without knowing it.

After dozens of breaths, the upward trend of the water droplets stopped, and then they fell from the sky.

Fine and dense, scattered by the wind, like a light rain.

That lifting force disappeared.

Fu Shanyue wiped the water droplets off his face: "The omen has come; it usually starts after half an hour."

Now it was free time. He Lingchuan went to the water's edge to wash his hands, and Dan Qixiang appeared from nowhere, stood behind him and said: "The Lord and Nian Zanli have gone to invite the Frost Leaf National Teacher to witness."

He Lingchuan was startled, knowing that this was Li Qingge coming to notify him.

"Let's go, let's go over and take a look."

Along the way, He Lingchuan saw many familiar faces, and many nobles nodded and smiled at him.

The name "He Xiao" had been very loud in Lingxu City recently; if it weren't for seeing him in a hurry, someone would probably have come up to chat.

The biennial Grass Sea Grand Gathering was also an excellent opportunity for people in the middle and upper classes to communicate and enhance their feelings.

On the way, they also passed the camp of the Songyang Mansion; a rough look showed at least thirty or forty people, and the customers outside the tent were endless.

He Lingchuan asked curiously: "The Lord brought so many people this time?"

"Grass Sea hunting is very dangerous, and the demand for magic treasures, talismans, and various special products is very high." Old Dan smiled. "We set up our service point here so that hunters can come and buy what they lack; it can be considered providing convenience."

Li Qingge wanted to do a life-and-death matter, but she never forgot her own business. He Lingchuan sighed: "If your Lord doesn't succeed, who can?"

Business was everywhere, and it could also be seen that the competition in Lingxu City was fierce.

He followed Old Dan and walked quickly into a forest.

This forest was right in the middle of the "3"-shaped best scenery, less than five zhang from the water. There were several circular tents in the forest, all light red, with a huge Frost Leaf mark on each.

It seemed that the Frost Leaf National Teacher didn't follow the fashion of building wild camping carriages, but adopted old-fashioned tents.

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